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hem.

home (to one's home)

3 characters1 syllables approx.Svenska language

Meaning & usage

adv/hɛm/
  1. home (to one's home)

    not-comparable
    Det är dags att åka hem
    Jag vill hem!
  2. to someone's home (more generally); to someone's place / house / home, to [name of person]'s, etc.

    not-comparable
    Vi åkte hem till henne
    Vi var hem till henne igår
Where this word comes from

From Old Norse heim < heimr, from Proto-Germanic *haimaz.

noun/hɛm/
  1. a home; one's dwelling place, as in a house or a more general geographical place; the abiding place of the affections.

    neuter
    Ens hem är där man bor
    Farmor har städat hemmet
  2. a home; an institution

    neuter
    Farmor har hamnat på hemmet
Where this word comes from

From Old Norse heim < heimr, from Proto-Germanic *haimaz.

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